Orange Scouting Report: Syracuse at Connecticut

Dennis Nett / The Post-StandardSyracuse's C.J. Fair gets fouled by University of South Florida's Anthony Collins in the first half at the Carrier Dome on Wednesday.

Game time: 9 p.m.
Location: Harry A. Gampel Pavilion
TV: ESPN
Pregame show: The ESPN Gameday crew will be in Storrs, Conn. Coverage starts at 10 a.m. on ESPNU and switches over to ESPN at 11 a.m. There will also be pregame coverage from Storrs starting at 8 p.m. on ESPN.

Who's hot for Syracuse

C.J. Fair put together a complete game in Syracuse's 56-48 win over South Florida on Wednesday. He had 13 points, six rebounds, five steals and three assists. He's averaging 15.2 points in SU's last four games.

Assistant's take: "Jeremy Lamb's an NBA talent, but Shabazz Napier is the critical guy for UConn. When Napier's playing well, he gets into the lane and creates open shots for Lamb or short lobs to Andre Drummond and Alex Oriakhi. He's a better shooter than given credit for, too."

Stray fact

Brandon Triche, who is arguably Syracuse's best 3-point shooter, has been struggling from outside the arc for the past six games. In SU's first 23 games, Triche was 33-for-82 (40 percent) from 3-point range. In SU's last six games, Triche is 2-for-15 (13.3 percent).